Halliwell

English

Etymology

From Old English hāliġ (“holy”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

Proper noun

Halliwell (countable and uncountable, plural Halliwells)

1. An area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD705105).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Halliwell is the 32935^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 696 individuals. Halliwell is most common among White (92.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halliwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.